Neurocysticercosis--two Australian cases.
Two cases of neurocysticercosis, one with multiple small lesions and the other with a single cerebral cyst, are reported. Both patients presented with focal seizures and headaches years after likely exposure to Taenia solium eggs. These cases represent susceptible populations in Australia--migrants from and travellers in endemic areas.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003560:Cysts / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004388:Dura Mater; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D009778:Occipital Lobe